Chart Interpretation

Burnout (tallest bars across all periods):

  • Pre-COVID: ~9.5
  • During COVID: ~8.6 (slight decrease)
  • Post-COVID: ~9.0 (increased again)

Shows burnout as the dominant stressor throughout, with concerning post-COVID elevation.

Health Anxiety (notable upward trend):

  • Pre-COVID: ~6.0
  • During COVID: ~6.4
  • Post-COVID: ~7.3 (highest point!)

The green bar (Post-COVID) exceeds both others, showing health anxiety became worse after the acute pandemic phase.

Social Isolation (declining trend):

  • Pre-COVID: ~6.4 (highest)
  • During COVID: ~5.6
  • Post-COVID: ~5.3 (lowest)

Paradoxical pattern: proportionally mentioned less during/after lockdowns, possibly because discourse broadened to other COVID-related topics.